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Lunar eclipse: Sights to remember

14 years ago from CBSNews - Science

The longest total eclipse in 11 years does not disappoint with amazing images from around the world

23 'Anonymous' hacker suspects held by Turkey

14 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

Turkey's state-run news agency says police have released nine minors out of a group of 32 suspected computers hackers who were detained for alleged links to an international activist group.

Video of Huge Asteroid Vesta Reveals Weird Dark Spot

14 years ago from Space.com

A NASA spacecraft has captured video of the huge asteroid Vesta, ahead of its orbital rendezvous with the space rock next month.

Entry, descent and surface science for 2016 Mars mission

14 years ago from Science Daily

The European Space Agency and NASA have announced the scientific investigations selected for their 2016 ExoMars lander demonstrator. They will probe the atmosphere during the descent, and return the first...

NASA sees the low that won't quit: System 94L

14 years ago from Physorg

The northern Caribbean low pressure area known as System 94L is continually monitored by the GOES-13 Satellite, imagery today shows that it has moved north and is raining on eastern...

Tevatron Did Not See A New Particle After All, Fermilab Says

14 years ago from PopSci

Fermilab's Tevatron Reidar Hahn/Fermilab America's grand particle smasher may not go out with a bang after all. A bump in data at the Tevatron, reported earlier this spring, turns out to be...

An Alice-in-Wonderland universe? Physicist discovers an apparent cosmic parity violation

14 years ago from Science Daily

Does our universe have mirror symmetry? That is the question physicist Michael Longo asked. The answer could perhaps be found by studying the rotation directions of spiral galaxies.

For Mars rovers, a friendly rivalry

14 years ago from Physorg

NASA's newest Mars rover - or a replica of it, anyway - sat expectantly at the bottom of a hill. After years in design and construction, the grandly named Mars...

Lonely planets, Martian tracks and charred Soyuz - in pictures

14 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Our pick of last month's images includes a planet floating untethered in space, cryptic rover tracks on Mars and a Soyuz capsule scorched during re-entry

Dot Earth: Paul Watson Recalls Civil War's Whale Wars

14 years ago from NY Times Science

A modern-day whale warrior looks back at one of his role models - from 1865.

A New Way to Make Lighter, Stronger Steel - In A Flash

14 years ago from Newswise - Scinews

A Detroit entrepreneur surprised university engineers recently, when he invented a heat-treatment that makes steel 7 percent stronger than any steel on record - in less than 10 seconds.

Tests 'reject new particle claim'

14 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Cross-checks on data that hinted at the discovery of a new sub-atomic particle fail to support the observation, say researchers.

Small sun-watcher Proba-2 offers detailed view of massive solar eruption

14 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA’s Proba-2 small Sun-watcher was among the flotilla of satellites on watch as the Sun erupted spectacularly this week.

Earth from space: A gush of volcanic gas

14 years ago from Science Daily

A new image shows the huge plume of sulphur dioxide that spewed from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex, which lies in the Andes about 600 km south of Santiago.

Lasers spectacular

14 years ago from Physorg

The new laser on the Keck I telescope has inspired two avid Mauna Kea photographers to capture the light show in a series of stunning images and videos. We’ve collected...

Virgin Galactic Pushes Private Spaceship Envelope in Test Flights

14 years ago from Space.com

Virgin Galactic is pushing its private spaceliner SpaceShipTwo ever further on more ambitious test flights.

Molecular visual illusion: Aromatic ring system reminiscent of M.C. Escher's Penrose stairs

14 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- Who hasn't seen M.C. Escher's famous picture of the stairs that appear to always go up even though they form a closed circle? This tricky visual illusion is...

ESA at the Paris Air Show relevant to the media

14 years ago from European Space Agency

ESA PR 18-2011. The world’s leading air and space event, the Paris Air Show, will open its doors for a week on 20 June. The salon will include a strong...

5 Facts About NASA's Far-Flung Voyager Spacecraft

14 years ago from Space.com

Here are five facts about NASA's twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.

Unique Polish detector can observe rare decays of nickel nuclei

14 years ago from Science Daily

Polish scientists have built a unique detector that has made it possible to observe atypical decays of one of the isotopes of nickel, during which two protons were emitted simultaneously.

Cosmic Cookers: Asteroids May Have Nurtured Seeds of Life

14 years ago from Space.com

As the solar system formed, the building blocks of life may have incubated in asteroids.

Big Blast on Sun Seen in 4-Scope View

14 years ago from Space.com

The Solar Dynamic Observatory's (SDO) suite of four telescopes called the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) captured this stunning view of the explosive solar eruption on June 7, 2011.

Time up for relativity table-top test?

14 years ago from News @ Nature

Nobel prizewinners clash over use of atoms as clocks to test Einstein's theory.

Meteorite holds clues to organic chemistry of the early Earth

14 years ago from Science Daily

Carbonaceous chondrites are organic-rich meteorites that contain samples of the materials that took part in the creation of our planets nearly 4.6 billion years ago. The complex suite of organic...

NASA Satellite Snaps 3 Billionth Photo of Earth

14 years ago from Space.com

NASA's Calipso satellite is five years old and observes the atmosphere.

500-Day Mock Mission to Mars Passes One-Year Mark

14 years ago from Space.com

Six mock astronauts who are simulating a trip to Mars have passed the one-year mark in an elaborate experiment called Mars500.

Gargantuan Sun Explosion Rocks Astronomers

14 years ago from Space.com

A unique event on the sun this week ejected loads of material into space that then rained back down on the solar surface.

Saturn Forms Night Sky Triangles With Stars and Moon

14 years ago from Space.com

Saturn forms two night sky triangles this month, one with stars and the other with the moon.